Faanishness

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Being more interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; the quality, state or characteristic of being a faan. dated, derogatory, often, slang, uncountable

    "Andy evaluated fanzines against criteria in seven categories: layout, art, congeniality, genre, writing, temporality, and faanishness, and assigned 10 points to each category."

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"Andy evaluated fanzines against criteria in seven categories: layout, art, congeniality, genre, writing, temporality, and faanishness, and assigned 10 points to each category."

Etymology

From faanish + -ness.

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